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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Biden, McCarthy Meet As Debt Default Deadline Looms; NY Times: Federal Prosecutors Issued Subpoena For Information On Trump's Business Dealings In Foreign Countries Since 2017; Senior Russian Official Falls Ill On Plane And Dies; SC Senator Tim Scott Enters GOP Presidential Race; Verified Twitter Accounts Share Fake Image Of Explosion Near Pentagon; Suspect In Idaho Student Murders Stays Silent As Judge Enters Not Guilty Pleas On His Behalf. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Johns Hopkins University School Of Advanced International Studies Professor And Former Senior Adviser To U.S. Envoy To Afghanistan And Pakistan Vali Nasr; Interview With Disability Activist Sinead Burke; Interview With The Wall Street Journal Reporter Rebecca Ballhaus. Aired 1-2p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Soon: Debt Talks At White House Resume As Default Looms; Republican Sen. Tim Scott Launches Presidential Campaign; Suspect "Standing Silent," Judge Enters Not Guilty Pleas For Him; Parents Of Uvalde Shooting Victims Still Waiting For Answers; GOP Megadonor Defends Friendship With Clarence Thomas; Verified Twitter Accounts Share Fake Image Of "Explosion" Near Pentagon. Aired 4-5p ET
• Trump Wanted To Fight Subpoena For Classified Documents; Ukraine Denies Russia's Claim Of Capturing Bakhmut; Paul Whelan Remains Confident He Will Be Brought Back Home; Biden And McCarthy Resume Debt Ceiling Negotiations; Republican Sen. Tim Scott Launches Presidential Campaign; Transgender Teen Misses Graduation Ceremony After Her Request To Wear A Dress And Heels Was Denied; R.K. Russell Discusses Racism, Mental Health And Sexuality In His New Memoir "The Yards Between Us". Aired 5-6p ET


CNN News Central
• Potential Default Now 10 Days Away As McCarthy, Biden Meet Today; GOP Senator Tim Scott To Announce 2024 Presidential Run; Official: Ukraine Still Controls Some Buildings In Southwest Bakhmut. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Axiom Flight Successfully Docks; Missing New York City Boys Found Dead; Whelan Speaks about Detainment; Uvalde Body Cam Footage Released; Meta Fined by EU. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Potential Default Now Ten Days Away as Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R- CA), Biden Meet Today; Today, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) to Announce 2024 Presidential Run; Zelenskyy Says, Bakhmut is Only in Our Hearts After Russia Destroyed It. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Resuming Bipartisan Talks, Biden and McCarthy Meets Today; Republican Senator Tim Scott to Declare His Candidacy for 2024 Presidency; Parlatore, Former Trump Lawyer, Speaking Out About Leaving the Legal Team; Axiom Flight Arrives at ISS and Waits for Hatch to Open; Republican Megadonor Defends Dealings with Justice Clarence Thomas; Michael Block Dominates PGA Championship; Hole-In-One by Michael Block Amazes Audience. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Soon: GOP Sen. Tim Scott To Announce 2024 Presidential Run; Potential Default Now 10 Days Away As McCarthy, Biden Meet Today; Second-Ever Private Mission Successfully Arrives At ISS. Aired 11- 11:30a ET
• GOP Sen. Tim Scott Announces Presidential Run. Aired 11:30a-12p ET
• Ukraine Loses Ground; Senator Tim Scott Announces Presidential Bid; Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Uvalde Still Seeks Accountability For Officer Failures At School; Parents Watch Body Cam Footage From Day Of Massacre In Uvalde; Man Accused Of Killing Four Idaho Students Declines To Enter Plea; Family Of Idaho Stabbing Victim Challenges Judge's Gag Order; Historic Private Mission Arrives At International Space Station. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Today: Biden, McCarthy Meet To Resume Debt Negotiations; Goldman Sachs: Treasury Funds To Dip Below Minimum Level By June Nine; Man Accused Of Killing Four University OF Idaho Students Declines To Enter Plea. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• 8-Year-Old Girl Dies In U.S. Customs And Border Protection Custody; NAACP Warns Florida Is "Hostile To Black Americans"; Paul Whelan, American Detained In Russia, Speaks To CNN; 3 Southwestern States Agree To Cut Colorado River Usage; Trans Teen Skips Graduation After Being Banned From Wearing A Dress. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• Today: Biden, McCarthy Meet To Resume Debt Negotiations; Russia: Saboteurs Cross Into Russian Territory, 8 Injured In Attack; China Urges "Dialogue And Consultation" To End Fighting. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Man Accused Of Killing 4 University Of Idaho Students Declines To Enter Plea; Police Launch New Search In Madeleine McCann Case; Paul Whelan, American Detained In Russia, Speaks To CNN; Verified Twitter Accounts Share Fake Image Of Explosion Near Pentagon. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Zelenskyy Marshals Support for Ukraine at G-7; Beijing Summons Japanese Ambassador Over Summit Talks on China; Ruling Party Wins Big in Greece; Officials: Oversold Tickets Linked to Crash at Soccer Match; Paul Whelan on His Detection: 'There Will Be an End to This'; Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan Speaks to CNN; Storm Poised for Direct Hit on Guam; Climate Activists Dump Charcoal in Rome's Trevi Fountain; NYC Mayor: 70,000 Migrants Have Come to New York; All-Private Mission Takes First Saudi Woman to Space. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Zelenskyy Heads Home From G7 Summit; Greece's Conservative Party Wins Big In National Election; Sudan's Paramilitary RSF Says Will Abide By Short-Term Ceasefire; Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan Speaks To CNN; Film Industry's Biggest Starts Shine Bright At Cannes. Aired 1-2a ET
• U.S. Debt Ceiling Talks Resume on Impending Deadline; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Attends G7 Summit in Japan; Wagner Group Leader Declares Victory in Bakhmut; Paul Whelan Confident of his Release; Private Mission to ISS Puts First Saudi Woman into SpacE; Massive Fire Burns Historic Manila Central Post Office; Outer Bands Hitting Guam As Storm Gains Strength; Italian P.M. Meloni Visits Flood-Ravaged Northern Region. Aired 2-3a ET
• Biden, McCarthy to Hold Another Key Meeting Days Before the Default Deadline; G7 Leaders Want Peace to Ukraine; Fire Razed Manila Central Post Office; Former Pakistani PM Speaks to CNN; Climate Activists Turned the Water at the Famous Trevi Fountain Black; Michael Block steals the show at the PGA Tour. Aired 3-4a ET
• CNN International: Biden, McCarthy to Resume Talks as Deadline Looms on Debt Limit; Wagner: Group's Forces Will Leave Ukraine Thursday; Beijing Summons Japanese Ambassador Over G7 Talks on China; NYC Mayor: 70,000 Migrants Have Come to New York; Paul Whelan Speaks About His Detention in Russia; Ruling Party I Greece wins Big but Falls Short of a Majority. Aired 4-4:30a ET
• CNN International: Historic Axiom Space Mission Takes First Saudi Woman to Space; Outer Bands of Typhoon Mawar Hitting Guam; Imran Khan: There is No Rule of Law in Pakistan. Aired 4:30-5a ET
• CNN International: Latest from Bakhmut; Paul Whelan: Confident "Wheels are Turning" Towards his Release; Facebook Parent Company Fined $1.3B for EU-U.S. Data Transfer; What Happens if the U.S. Runs Out of Money; British Bomb Maker Helps Train Ukrainian Forces. Aired 8-8:30a ET


CNN This Morning
• Biden to Meet with McCarthy to Hammer Out Debt-Ceiling Deal; Russia's Wagner Chief Says Bakhmut is Captured, Zelenskyy Denies Claim; GOP Senator Tim Scott Expected to Announce Presidential Run. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Paul Whelan Speaks from Behind Bars; Parlatore Speaks Out; Private Mission to ISS Expected to Dock; Meta Fined by EU; Man in Subway Killing Speaks Out. Aired 6:30-7a ET
• Biden Races Back to D.C. for Debt Ceiling Talks; Today, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) Expected to Announce White House Run; Russia's Wagner Chief Says Bakhmut is Captured, Zelenskyy Denies Claim. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Club Pro Shoots Hole-In-One, Finishes 15th At PGA Championship; WSJ: Epstein Appeared To Threaten Bill Gates Over Past Relationship; Uvalde Parents Watch Children Flee Massacre In Graphic Video. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Memorial Day Air Travel Expected to Top Pre-Pandemic Levels; NAACP Issues Travel Advisory: "Florida is Hostile to Black Americans"; President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Continue Negotiations over Raising U.S. Debt Ceiling; Paul Whelan Gives Interview on His Hopes of being Freed from Russian Prison; South Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott to Announce Presidential Primary Campaign. Aired 8- 8:30a ET
• Mike Massimino is Interviewed about NASA's Private Mission; Taylor Swift Economy; Marriage Turbulence over First Class; Michael Block is Interviewed about His Hole-in-One. Aired 8:30-9a ET


CNN Tonight
• E. Jean Carroll Asks Judge To Amend Lawsuit To Seek Further Damages For What Trump Said At CNN Town Hall; Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), The Only Black Republican In The Senate, Enters The 2024 GOP Primary; Daniel Penny Tells New York Post That Race Had Nothing To Do With His Fatal Chokehold Of Jordan Neely On Subway. Aired 10-11p ET
• Biden and McCarthy Met on Debt Limit; New York Officials Plead for Help with Migrant Surge; Judge Enters Not Guilty Pleas on Behalf of Idaho Murder Suspect; Paul Whelan Speaks to CNN; "CNN Tonight" Presents "On the Lookout." Aired 11p-12a ET


Connect the World
• Russia's Belgorod Region Report Shelling Near Border; Beijing Summons Japanese Ambassador Over G7 Talks On China; Meta Fined $1.3B For Sending European User Data To U.S. Aired 10-10:45a ET
• Russia Says it's Fighting Group of Saboteurs in Belgorod; Record Fine for Facebook Owner Meta; Typhoon Mawar Gains Strength as it Nears Guam; Ruling Party Wins Election but Fail to Secure Majority; Sudan Military Rivals Commit to Short-Term Ceasefire; SpaceX's AXIOM Mission Takes First Saudi Woman to Space. Aired 11a-12p ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Russian Nationals Claim Responsibility For Attack Inside Russia; E. Jean Carroll Seeks New Damages For Trump's Comments On CNN; Biden, McCarthy Meet on Debt Limit: No Deal Yet, 10 Days Until Default; Sen. Tim Scott: "I'm The Candidate The Far Left Fears the Most". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with John Berman and Zoraida Sambolin
• Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy Face-to-Face Today for Debt Limit Talks with Just Over a Week to Go Before the U.S. Defaults; Ukraine Claims it Still Holds Part of the Burned Out City of Bakhmut; Senator Tim Scott Gets into 2024 Presidential Race. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Ukraine's Handmade Bombs Having Devastating Impact; Dominant Brooks Koepka Wins Third PGA Championship; SpaceX Mission With Three Paying Customers Set To Dock At International Space Station. Aired 5:30-6a ET


First Move with Julia Chatterley
• IBM CEO Speaks Out on Debt Ceiling Talks; Supercomputer Deal; Greece's Ruling Party Wins Big, Falls Short of a Majority; British Bomb Makers helps Train Ukrainian Forces; IBM CEO: Technology Moves Forward but we can Reduce Risk; SpaceX, AXIOM Flight Successfully Docks at ISS. Aired 9-10a ET


Inside Politics
• GOP Sen. Tim Scott Announces 2024 Presidential Run; Sen. Tim Scott Launches Presidential Bid; 5:30PM ET: Biden, McCarthy To Meet For Debt Limit Talks; Yellen: Some Bills Won't Be Paid If Debt Limit Isn't Raised; Key Trump attorney departs legal team. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Key Trump Attorney Departs Legal Team; CNN: Biden Bets DeSantis' "Blueprint" Will Help Flip FL In 2024; Judge Enters Not Guilty Pleas For Idaho Murder Suspect; Delaware Sen. Tom Carper To Retire Next Year; Lizzo Holds Back Tears At Concert Over NE Anti- Abortion Bill. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Russia Says it's Fighting Saboteurs Inside its Territory; High- Stakes Debt Limit Negotiations Between Biden and McCarthy Just Hours Away; Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr. Gets Sent Off for Reacting to Racists; EU Fines Meta $1.3B For Sending Facebook User Data To U.S.; Police Resume Search For British Toddler Madeleine McCann; Accused Killer Of Idaho Students In Court. Aired 2-3p ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Biden And McCarthy Scheduled To Have Talks On Debt Limits; Meta Platforms Fined For Data Transfer; Sudanese Army And Its Rival Commit To A Seven-Day Ceasefire; Paul Whelan Remains Optimistic About U.S. Government's Efforts To Bring Him Home; Russia's Belgorod Region Governor Claims At Least Three People Were Injured In A Border Town Attack; Brazilian Football Star Faces Racist Insults; Senator Tim Scott Announces He Will Run For President In 2024. Aired 12-1p ET


Quest Means Business
• E.U. Fines Meta $1.3 Billion For Sending Facebook User Data To U.S.; Ruling Party In Greece Wins Election, But Fails To Secure Majority; Biden And McCarthy Set To Hold Debt Ceiling Talks; U.S. Chip Maker Expects Revenue Hit Amid Sales Restrictions; Democratic Leaders Condemn Beijing's Economic Coercion. Aired 3-4p ET


CNN Live Event/Special
• Biden, McCarthy Call Debt Meeting "Productive" As Clock Ticks; Trump Praises Tim Scott's Bid: "Big Step Up" From FL Gov. DeSantis; Uber Diversity Chief On Leave Over "Don't Call Me Karen" Panel. Aired 9-10p ET


The Situation Room
• Now, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) At White House For Debt Talks With Biden; E. Jean Carroll Seeking Further Damages From Trump; Russia Claims Victory In Bakhmut After Grueling Fight; Sources: Trump Attorney Took Notes Saying Former President Wanted To Fight Subpoena For Classified Documents; Detained American Paul Whelan Speaks To CNN. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN 10
• Debt Ceiling Talks, Ukraine Dominate Final Day of G7 Summit; Montana Governor Bans TikTok. Aired 4-4:10a ET